title: Discriminant analysis among septicemic melioidosis and other bacterial septicemia.
abstract: The clinical manifestations of septicemic melioidosis and other bacterial septicemia were studied at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University. Forty-three cases of septicemic melioidosis and 68 non-melioidosis septicemia cases were analysed. By univariate analysis, the following clinical features are associated with septicemic melioidosis: male patients; age below 45 years; underlying diabetes mellitus or renal failure; pulmonary infection, impending respiratory failure and multiorgan involvement, while abdominal pain and urinary tract infection were more common in non-melioidosis septicemia. By using discriminant analysis and logistic regression, 3 features (diabetes mellitus, multiorgan involvement, and no abdominal pain or pulmonary infection) could discriminate the two groups with the accuracy of more than 85 per cent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boonma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhuripanyo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sithikaesorn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patjanasoontorn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sookpranee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology